Anupom, So you have seen the islands all gone And you think Bangladeshis are yourMother of Problems
Think again: Islands in the Brahmaputra do not go away-they grow each year bigger You should create a paradigm to convert a problem into a valuable and lasting Asset And MAJULI is/was never an Island Come onto me- if you arein Assam -Iwill show If you are in Assam contact Chan Mahanta-he will mm >From: anupom rajkhowa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Assam] OUR RIVER ISLANDS ARE GONE!! >Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:44:52 -0700 (PDT) > >I happen to travel from Dibrugarh to Tezpur by motorboat on the mighty >Brahmaputra some time back on a documentary assignment. You will have to >see to believe the immense beauty and massiveness of the natural river >islands. Assam is I think the only such place in India with such a huge >natural treasure. But beauty and richness apart, what shocked me was the >unending presence of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants on most of the bigger >islands including Majuli. And trust me, there are scores of such large >sized islands. As these islands are hidden from the mainland, these illegal >immigrants go unnoticed. And I was shocked to learn that most of them are >voters. These islands are very rich with natural manure and as a result >yield very rich organic crops. And the products are sold in the mainland. > >Bangladeshi problem is the mother of all problems in Assam. What is the >solution? Another andolan?? But where is the leader?? I wonder what ULFA >plans on this front. But they have already made Dhaka their capital !! What >to do?? > > >Anupom Rajkhowa > > >--------------------------------- > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >[email protected] >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
